2005 DFS Classic – Singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Jelena Janković 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Alicia Molik (second round)
 * 3)  Jelena Janković (final)
 * 4) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (withdrew because of a left thigh injury)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Tatiana Golovin (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇯🇵 Shinobu Asagoe (third round)
 * 7) 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
 * 8) 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (third round)
 * 9) 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (second round)
 * 10) 🇨🇿 Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
 * 11) 🇫🇷 Virginie Razzano (second round)
 * 12) 🇷🇺 Evgenia Linetskaya (second round)
 * 13) 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (first round)
 * 15) 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (second round)
 * 16) 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (third round)
 * 17) 🇻🇪 María Vento-Kabchi (second round)